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i. Indian Railways will start the final
location survey of the 498 km long Bilaspur-Manali-Leh line at Leh in Jammu and
Kashmir.

ii. The proposed new rail line will
connect all important locations between Bilaspur and Leh namely Sunder Nagar
Mandi, Keylong, Manali, Tandi, Koksar, Darcha, Upshi and Karu.

iii. Coming up at a height of 3,300
metres, the strategically important rail project is touted to become the
highest rail track in the world, overtaking China’s Qinghai–Tibet Railway.

iv. Union Railway Minister Suresh
Prabhu will inaugurate the work for the final location survey at an estimated
cost of Rs 157.77 cr. Survey is funded by the defence ministry and has been
entrusted to RITES, a Railways PSU.

2. 135TH JAGANNATH PURI CHARIOT FESTIVAL BEGINS IN
ODISHA

i. The 135th Jagannath Yatra
starts from June 25 and ends on July 3. The end of Yatra is termed as the
return cart festival or BahudaJatra.

ii. The Jagannath Yatra festival will
be held in Odisha. The Rath Yatra festival is related to Lord Jagannath. According
to Hindu calendar, this yatra is celebrated every year on Ashadh Shukla Dwitiya.

iii. The 5000 year old chariot festival
marks the return of Lord Krishna to Vrindavan with his brother Balabhadra and
sister Subhadra.

iv. This yatra includes three majestic
chariots Nandighosa, Taladwaja and Darpadalan.

v. Sudarsan Pattnaik has carved
beautiful art on RathYatra of Lord Jagannath at the Puri beach in Odisha with
message “Let us all immerse in the
spirit of unity & brotherhood”.

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Q1.Which operation will be launched by
Indian Railways to improve services in Rajdhani and Shatabdi Express trains?

a.’Operation
Swarn’

b.’Operation
Clean-up’

c.’Operation
New Look’

d.’Operation
Swachh’

Ans: A

Q2.Which entity signed a MoU with Housing
and Urban Development Corporation for facilitating “Housing for All by 2022″?

a.FICCI

b.NABARD

c.EPFO

d.SIDBI

Ans: C

Q3. Which among the
following has become 3rd Indian State to be ‘Open Defecation Free’?

a.Telangana

b.West
Bengal

c.Kerala

d.Gujarat

Ans: C

Q4. 2017
Biotechnology Innovation Organization International Convention was held in?

a.Germany

b.US

c.China

d.UK

Ans: B

Q5. Kenneth I Juster,
is set to be _______ new ambassador to India?

a.France’s

b.UK’s

c.Russia’s

d.US’s

Ans: D

Q6. Which
among the following Municipal Corporation launched India’s biggest municipal
bonds programme?

a.New
Delhi Municipal Corporation

b.Ahmedabad
Municipal Corporation

c.Pune
Municipal Corporation

d.Indore
Municipal Corporation

Ans: C

Q7. Central
Government released a commemorative postage stamp on completion of 50 years of?

a.The
Passports Act, 1967

b.The
Finance Act, 1967

c.The
Voters Card Act, 1967

d.The
Banking Act, 1967

Ans: A

Q8. The World Bank and Asian Infrastructure
Investment Bank have together agreed to extend the loan to which Indian state
towards helping it build a reliable, quality and affordable power supply to
citizens?

a.Jharkhand

b.Andhra
Pradesh

c.Kerala

d.Telangana

Ans: B

Q9. Who
among the following launched the Startup India Virtual Hub at New Delhi?

Monday, June 26, 2017

1. WHICH STATE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED FREE
EDUCATION FOR GIRLS IN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES FROM NURSERY TO PHD?

a) Punjab

b) Andhra Pradesh

c) Telangana

d) Haryana

ANS - A

2. BRICS FOREIGN MINISTERS
MEETING WAS HELD ON 18TH AND 19TH JUNE 2017 IN:

a) Durban, South Africa

b) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

c) Beijing, China

d) Moscow, Russia

ANS - C

3.
INDIA HAD SIGNED A HISTORICAL AGREEMENT TO PROMOTE COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF
ARCHIVES WITH WHICH EUROPEAN COUNTRY?

a) Germany

b) France

c) UK

d) Portugal

ANS - D

4.
WHICH INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION HAS SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WITH INDIAN
GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE A $275 MILLION LOAN TO UPGRADE PIPED WATER SUPPLY AND
MUNICIPAL SERVICES IN 64 SMALL TOWNS IN MADHYA PRADESH?

a) International Monetary Fund

b) Asian Development Bank

c) Asian Infrastructure
Investment Bank

d) New Development Bank

ANS - B

5. ORWELL PRIZE IS RELATED TO
WHICH FIELD?

a) Outstanding contribution to Environment
Conservation

b) Medicinal Research

c) Writing and Reporting

d) Outstanding contribution to Social Service

ANS - C

6. ACCORDING TO DATA RELEASED BY RESERVE BANK OF
INDIA, BANKS’ CREDITGROWTH GREW AT ____% IN THE FORTNIGHT ENDED JUNE 9?

i. The Railway Ministry
will launch “Operation Swarn” to improve services in Rajdhani and Shatabdi
Express trains. The move has come as a response to repeated complaints of
deteriorated services, low quality of food and poor sanitation in these trains.

ii. ‘Operation Swarn’
will be conducted in a phased manner. Under the 1st phase, the Mumbai-Delhi
Rajdhani Express and Mumbai-Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express have been selected for
upgradation, for which the work will start from September 2017.

ii. An amount of Rs 50
lakh will be allotted to each Shatabdi and Rajdhani train on various routes for
the revamp.

i. According to data
released by RBI, Banks’ credit growth grew at 6.02% to Rs 76,58,212 cr in the
fortnight ended June 9 from Rs 72,22,939 cr in the same period of fiscal 2016,
whereas bank deposits grew at 11.19% to Rs 105,77,947 cr from Rs 95,13,148 cr in
the fortnight ended June 10, 2016.

ii. Credit growth was
slightly higher than the previous fortnight ended on May 26, 2017.

iii. In the fortnight
ended May 26, 2017, credit growth grew by 5.08% with an outstanding loans at Rs
75,93,546 cr.

ii. The budget laid
special emphasis on education and social sectors. Badal also mentioned that
Punjab’s outstanding debt will be Rs 1.95 lakh cr by the end of the financial
year.

iii. Free education for
girls in Punjab from Nursery to PhD. Punjab Government announced free education
for girls in government schools and colleges from Nursery to PhD.

iv. This initiative was
one of the key electoral promises made by Punjab Chief Minister Captain
Amarinder Singh. As a step towards women empowerment, reservation for women in
Panchayati Raj Institutions and Urban Local Bodies has already been increased
by the government from 33 per cent to 50 per cent.

2.
BRICS FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING HELD IN BEIJING, CHINA

i. Minister of State for
External Affairs V K Singh attended a Meeting of Foreign Ministers of BRICS
countries in Beijing, China. Earlier, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj,
who was scheduled to attend this meeting but later cancelled it owing to health
reasons.

ii. The meeting was
chaired by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. During his address at the meeting,
V K Singh urged the member countries not to differentiate between “good and
bad” terrorists – in an apparent reference to Pakistan.

3. WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING IS
THE 6TH BANK AGAINST WHICH THE RESERVE BANK OF INDIA HAS INITIATED PROMPT
CORRECTIVE ACTION?

a)
Allahabad Bank

b)
Corporation Bank

c)
Bank of Maharashtra

d)
Bank of India

ANS - C

4. WHICH COMPANY ANNOUNCED
COMMISSIONING OF A 50-MEGAWATT SOLAR PV PLANT IN MAHOBA DISTRICT, UTTAR
PRADESH, UNDER THE NATIONAL SOLAR MISSION SCHEME?

a)
Reliance Power

b)
NTPC

c)
BHEL

d)
Adani Group

ANS - D

5. BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE AIIB
AT THEIR 2ND ANNUAL MEETING ANNOUNCED THAT ITS THIRD ANNUAL MEETING WILL BE
HELD IN _____?

a)
Mumbai

b)
New Delhi

c)
Kochi

d)
Chennai

ANS - A

6. PIYUSH GOYAL, MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR
POWER, COAL, NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES LAUNCHED THE ECBC 2017 WHICH
PRESCRIBES THE ENERGY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR NEW COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS TO BE
CONSTRUCTED ACROSS INDIA. ABBREVIATION ECBC STANDS FOR?

a)
Estimated Conservation Building Code 2017

b)
Energy Costing Building Code 2017

c)
Energy Conversion Building Code 2017

d)
Energy Conservation Building Code 2017

ANS - D

7. VEDANTA GROUP AND JHARKHAND STATE MINERAL
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION HAS SIGNED A MOU TO JOINTLY SET UP A STEEL PLANT IN
WHICH DISTRICT OF JHARKHAND?

a)
Bokaro

b)
Dhanbad

c)
West Singhbhum

d)
Deoghar

ANS - C

8. WHICH BOLLYWOOD ACTOR HAS BEEN ROPED IN BY
GOVERNMENT TO PROMOTE GOODS AND SERVICES TAX, AHEAD OF THE SWEEPING TAX
REFORM’S IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULED FROM JULY 1, 2017?